Job Information
NJ Employer Farmworker in Hammonton, New Jersey
Anticipated period of employment: 06/05/2024 to 07/25/2024
All applicants must have 3 months experience hand harvesting a perishable crop. Applicants must be able to furnish affirmative job references from recent employers.
workers will perform assigned duties as instructed by their supervisor. Duties may vary from time to time. Workers will perform general blueberry field & farm labor/maintenance. Machine harvester workers must handle and sort berries on machine. Workers may also work in the packing house, which is on the farm, to grade, sort, or classify berries by size, weight, color, or condition. May prune and remove debris/brush. May cut limbs, pile sticks, pickup roots, and burn debris. The workers will be riding, pruning, weeding, hoeing, cleaning, sorting, stacking, boxing, carrying, picking, dumping, folding, grading, sweeping, selecting, labeling, manually changing and dumping lugs and sanitizing on the blueberry farm. Workers will also be raking, laying plastic, removing plastic, staking, stringing, cleaning areas around the farm. Operating forklifts to load and unload blueberry lugs. Stacking empty lugs and pallets on the back of the agricultural equipment for fields harvesters. Inspect field irrigation systems, replace damaged pipes, valves, water jets, sprinklers, etc. using necessary equipment. May construct trellises, repair farm fences, minor repairs to buildings, replace damaged posts using wire stretchers, hammers, paint, brushes, etc. Load mulch on trailer and move to fields, unload and spread mulch around plants as needed. Inspect the field to maintain a 3 to 5 foot weed free strip between rows by removing weeds, grass, etc. Workers will be trained on applying fertilizers and pesticides. Inspect bushes for damage, disease or insect infestation and remove or replace as directed by the farm manager. Workers with driving authorization may be asked to drive workers from/to housing, worksite, and grocery store.. See ETA 790/790A for a complete job description
Only workers meeting all qualifications on the job order should be referred by the Job Service Office. Interested candidates must contact their local employment office to receive a copy of the job order (ETA 790/790A) and applicable attachments. Once the applicant has a copy of the job contract they may call and/or email the employer to schedule an interview Monday- Thursday from 10am to 4pm.
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